Kansas Chiefs City The close end of Travis Kelce says he will “take some time” before deciding whether to withdraw from the NFL after losing his team’s Super Bowl to Eagles Philadelphia.
Kelce played in the first game of the 2025 chiefs play-off against Houston Texans but fought in a victory over the Buffalo Bills before making an impact as Eagles surrendered a 40-22 prevailing victory in New Orleans on Sunday.
The 35-year-old honestly spoke about his future during the last episode New heightPodcast he appears with his brother – and the former NFL – Jason Kelce.
“I know everyone wants to know if I’m playing or not next year. And now, I’m just breaking everything on the street,” Kelce said.
“I am kicking anyone I can on the road and I’m not making any crazy decision.
“For now, the biggest thing is just to be there for my teammates and be there for my coaches, realizing that there are many who get into this thing.”
Kelce, along with quarterback Patrick Mahomes, have been the centers of an extraordinary run for the bosses that have seen them reach seven consecutive matches of the AFC Championship.
On Sunday they were going for a third consecutive super -Bowl – and a fourth title in six years.
Kelce, whose star has grown only since he began meeting Popstar Taylor Swift in 2023, admits that the tremendous success of the bosses has received a fee for him.
He said: “I have been lucky over the last five years, I have played more football than anyone and this is because the people in that building and the fact that we continue to go to these AFC championships and these super Bowls.
“That means I’m playing three extra matches more than everyone else in the whole league. And it’s a lot of clothing and tears on your body. And it’s a lot of time spent in the building focusing on your craft , focusing on the task in question, any challenge you decide for yourself.
“And that process can be deceitful. It can weigh on you. It can make you better and can lead you crazy at the same time.
“And now, it’s one of those things where there was a kind of crazy this year. And I think it happens while you kind of tail towards the nine back of your career.”
After accumulating 117 yards of taking and marked an obstacle against Texans, Kelce only reached a total of six grasping for 58 yards in the last two matches of the chiefs campaign.
These numbers represented a considerable abandonment from last year’s season, when he played a leading role in each of the four victories that led the bosses to the Super Bowl Lavdi.
He added: “As you see yourself or you do not feel to have the success you once had, a man, is a harsh pill to swallow.
“And then on top of that, not to be there in the biggest moments, knowing that your team is counting on you, man. These are all extremely difficult things. It is just a difficult reality.
“I think I will take some time to understand. And I think I owe it to my teammates that if I return, it will be something that … It’s a whole -hearted decision, I’m not Half appreciated, I’m completely here for them.
“I think I can play. Just if I am motivated or not or is the best decision for me as a man, as a man, as a person as a person to take on all that responsibility.”